Wheeled toy vehicle



Nov. 19, 1929. D. K. RICE WHEELED TOY VEHICLE 1928 5 Sheets-Sheet FiledFeb. 17

Inventor Y 1929. .D. K. RICE 1,756,052

WHEELED TOY VEHI OLE Filed Feb. 1'7, 1928 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 InwentorAttornqy Nov. 19, 1929. D. K. RICE 1,736,052

WHEELED TOY VEHICLE flttornqy Patented Nov. 19, 1929 PATENT OFFWE-DANIEL K. men, or POLO, ILLINOIS WHEELED TOY VEHICLE Application 1115aFebruary'17, 192a Serial No. 255,055.

The present invention relates to a toy vehicle movable on the wheels andhas for its prime object to provide a vehicle of this nature simulatingan aeroplane and having controls for steering purposes similar to anaeroplane. v

Another very important object of the invention resides in the provisionof a three wheeled vehicle of this nature'having a body in simulation ofan aeroplane fuselage "with a rudder at the rear end thereof and apropeller at the front end thereof and steering means for rotating thepropeller and front wheel simultaneously and means for steering the rearwheel and rudder simultaneously.

A still further very important object of the invention resides in theprovision of a.

toy vehicle of this nature which will afford considerable helpful andpleasing amusement to the young.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of a vehicleof this nature which is simple in ts construction, strong and durable,inexpensive to manufacture,

easy to run and control, thoroughly eflicient and reliable in operation,and otherwise well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

WVith the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in certain novel features ofconstruction, and in the combina tion and arrangement of parts as willbe hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

1 In the drawings: a i 1 F gure 1 is a side elevation of the vehicleembodying the features of my invention showing the rear portion invertical section,

Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal section rough t w d P r i n of hvehic e,

Figure 3 is a fragmentary bottom plan View showing particularly theforward portion of the vehicle,

5 Figure 4 is a vertical transverse section taken substantially on theline of Figure 3,

portion of the vehicle.

Referring to the drawings in detail it will be seen that the numeral 5denotes the body of the vehicle which is shaped in simulation of thefuselage of an aeroplane and has wings 6 projecting laterally from thesides thereof outwardly in simulation of the wings of an aeroplane. Thefuselage like body 5 has a seat 7 in the central portion thereofaccessible from an opening 8'in the top thereof simulating theccockpitof an aeroplane. A pair of longitudinally extending bottom boards 9 andlO have adjacent ends spaced and spanned by a pair of angle iron bars 11disposed in spaced parallel relationshiplongitudinally of the fuselagebody. V-shaped brackets 12 are secured at their upper ends to sidemembers 13 in the fuselage and extend down below the i l body' n haion'rnaled at he ap c s a af 1 n he o te nd of which are wheels 15 andon the interm diate portion ia'i en he ente a procket-16. "A haft 17 isjour a d bra ke s 18 is ng mm the i termed ate p ef the b 11 and hi a t.d re kl l dpp s tely d spe' i to d r tib and havin an their e remitiepedal 20,. on thi s aft 1 her is n 'ed ae 'tot 2 prtttrably larg r in der #9 hat the se d ket te tchtin 22 is t ain t e hesp iqckes. W l o n tsha 17 is a pulle 23- A haf 24 .maednrqu h' hefitjnt 9 a. m tugeli eblody b abet a t sid members '13 the has p'i lle'y n the intermed tportio here f as indi ated at 'A' cebl 27 -is train d ever t e Pull ystid and no tached to the ends of the bar 40 an propeller of anaeroplane.

A shaIt 31 is journaled vertically in the rear wall of the fuselage likebody 5 and terminates below the,body in a fork 33 in which is journaledthejrear wheel 34. The" bracket 35 from the upper end of the shaft 31'supports a rudder and elevator simulating device 36 at the rear of thebody 5. The

shaft 31 is provided with a spocket 37 over which is trained a chain 38.A block-or the like 39 rises from an intermediate portion of the bottomboard 10 to. the rear of the seat 7 .and has rockable thereon in ahorizontal plane a bar 40 which may be pivoted as at 41 intermediate itsends. Rods 42 are attached to the ends of the chain 38 and are attachedto the ends of the bar 40 by means of turn buckles 43 and links 44. Arod 45 is attached to the bar 40 adjacent oneend thereof and is bentintermediate its ends so as to extend forwardly and is attachedpivotally to an intermediate por= tion of a lever or control stick 46 asis indicatedat 47. This lever 46 is pivoted at its lower end-as at 48 onthe forward portion of the board 10. Obviously by rock- 'ing the controlstick 46 forwardly and rearwardly the bar 40 is swuhg so as to pull orpush on the rod 42 and cause the chain 38 to rock the sprocket 37thereby rockingthe shaft 31 to steer the. wheel 34 and at the same timeturn the device 36. As is shown to"advantage in Figure 5 the shaft 17,the sprocket 21 and the pulley 23 may be fastened integrally and theshaft is journaled in ball bearings 50 at the upper ends of brackets 18.

The bod 5 may be made of sheet metal using the ottom boards 9 and 10 andthe side members 13 as the frame structure in conjunction with the frontwall 51 and rear wall 52. The wings 6 may be riveted or otherwisesecurely attached to the sides of the body,

From the above detailed dscription it is thought that the construction,-operation, utility and advantages of the inventionwill be understood.

It is preferable to provide sprin s 53 atextending forwardly andattached to the back 54 of the seat 7, these springs tending to holdthe-bar in the position shown in Figure 7 so that the vehicle will movestraight ahead until the stick is actuated and the springs will returnthe parts to a straight ahead position whenever the stick is released.

The present embodiment of the invention has been disclosedin detailmerely by way of example since in actual practice it attains thefeatures of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of theinvention and the above description.

It will be understood, however, that changes in the details ofconstruction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts may beresorted to without departing from the spirit or scope of the inventionas hereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

1. A riding toy in the form of an aeroplane comprising a fuselage-likebody, wings projecting laterally and outwardly from the sides of thebody, a pair of side members in of bars disposed between said adjacentends.

of the bottom boards in spaced relation to each other, a third shaft,means for journaling the third shaft on the bars, foot actuated meansfor rotating the-third mentioned shaft, a sprocket on the thirdmentioned shaft, a chain trained over said sprockets, a pulley on thethird mentioned shaft, a pulley on the first mentioned shaft, an idlerpulley on the forward portion of one of the bottom boards, and anendless cable trained over the pulley.

2. A riding toy of the class described in the form of an aeroplanecomprising a fuselagelike body, wings projecting laterally and outwardlyfrom the sides'of the body, a pair of side members in the body, a crossmember between the side'members, a shaft 'ournaled longitudinally in theforward portion of the body and in the cross member, a propeller on thefront end of the shaft in front of the body, a pair of brackets, onedepending from each side member, said brackets being V- shaped information, a shaft journaled in the mentioned shaft, a sprocket on thethird men- 1 tioned shaft, a chain trained over said sprockets, a pulleyon the third mentioned shaft, a pulley on the first mentioned shaft, anidler pulley on the forward portion of one of the bottom boards, and anendless cable trained 5 over the pulley, a vertical shaft journaled inthe rear of the body and having a fork at the lower end thereof, a wheeljournaled in the fork, a sprocket on the vertical shaft, a rudderstructure on the vertical shaft, a chain 10 trained over the sprocket onthe vertical shaft, rods connected to the ends of the chain, a rockerbody with which the rods are engaged, spring means holding the rocker ina predetel-mined position and means for actuating 15 the rocker forsteeringpurposes.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

DANIEL K. RICE.

